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Today in History: February 27, the German Reichstag fire

San Francisco Chronicle 09 Feb 2026
Today is Friday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2026 ... Today in history.. On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties ... .
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One Reichstag Fire After Another

The Village Voice 27 Jan 2026
In 1928, Nazis propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels stated, “We enter the Reichstag to arm ourselves with democracy’s weapons,” adding, “If democracy is foolish enough to give us free railway passes and salaries, that is its problem.
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Member of far-right AfD party charged with making Nazi salute at Reichstag

The Observer 15 Dec 2025
The suspect allegedly “greeted a party colleague … at the east entrance to the Reichstag building with a heel click and a Hitler salute” in June 2023, the prosecutors said in a statement issued on Monday ... Share. Reuse this content. .
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